October 14, 2011Dunn-Edwards Paint has launched its color and design trend forecast for 2012 called "Simply Refocus." With four color stories and references to its Perfect Palette color system, these trends can be found online at www.specsspaces.com.
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October 7, 2011Dunmore Corporation's sister company Dunmore Europe GmbH has invested $17 million (€12 million) to upgrade its headquarters and manufacturing facility in Freiburg, Germany to meet increasing demand for its coated and laminated products in th…

October 7, 2011For the production of its subcompact Chevrolet Sonic, General Motors brought online a new paint shop at its Orion Assembly Center that features a "three-wet" paint process. The process eliminates the need for a primer bake oven, normally us…

October 6, 2011Jotun Paints and the Emirates Green Building Council (Emirates GBC), an organization aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices in the UAE, jointly hosted a networking event on ‘Paints and Buildi…

October 5, 2011AkzoNobel Powder Coatings has expanded its facilities at the manufacturing plant in Izmir, Turkey. Opened on September 23, 2011 by Leif Darner, AkzoNobel board member responsible for performance coatings. The extensions include office buildings, a ne…

October 5, 2011RPM International Inc. announced that its Performance Coatings Group has acquired the Grupo P&V group of companies, a leading European vertically integrated supplier of passive fire protection and insulation products. Headquartered in Barcelona,…

October 4, 2011Sherwin-Williams, North America’s largest supplier of products to the property maintenance and hospitality market, and Choice Hotels, one of the nation’s leading lodging companies, have formed a supply agreement under which Sherwin-Willia…

September 22, 2011RPM International Inc., through its RPM2 business unit, has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the Legend Brands group of companies, providers of equipment and solutions for water and fire damage restoration, professional cleaning and environment…

September 22, 2011Benjamin Moore color experts are forecasting that blue will be big in 2012 as the population seeks out a sense of calm, trust and the tried-and-true. The paint company’s top color pick for the coming year is Wythe Blue HC-143, a blue green hue…

September 21, 2011Ecology Coatings, Inc. has been nominated for the U.S. Green Chemistry Challenge 2012. The program is sponsored by the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in partnership with t…